Gemma Collins will join 11 other I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here Allstars for a round in the South African jungle
Here’s everything we know about the GC(Image: Shutterstock)
Gemma Collins is one of the most prolific Essex stars ever. With her signature blonde locks and bodacious attitude, the 45-year-old is back on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here: South Africa All Stars. The second series of the ITV spin-off, which features some of the show’s most memorable campmates, is set to launch on Monday, April 6.
When was Gemma on I’m A Celebrity?
After being on the show on the 14th series in 2014, but subsequently quit three days into the show due to a bout of Malaria, the TOWIE icon, known as the GC, is returning and hoping everything would be “different a second time”.
“I’d be like Lara Croft and Angelina Jolie rolled into one, and I’d do the tasks,” she said. I’m not scared of anything. Hopefully one day the producers may give me another chance.”
Hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly will join the returning stars in the South African jungle for some of the biggest trials in I’m A Celebrity … history.
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Who is Gemma Collins?
Gemma is known for her time on The Only Way Is Essex from 2011 to 2020. She joined the show during its second series alongside Chloe Sims and Joey Essex. Her time on the show was a whirlwind of relationships, including a close friendship with former castmate Bobby Norris and Ferne McCann.
Now, she is one of 12 stars signed up for a series of brand new trials and challenges in the South African wilderness. She’ll join Adam Thomas , Ashley Roberts, Scarlett Moffatt, David Haye, Beverley Callard, Seann Walsh , Sinitta, Sir Mo Farah, Craig Charles, Jimmy Bullard and Harry Redknapp in the Kruger National Park, home to black mambas, spitting cobras, spiders, scorpions, baboons, hippos, hyenas and leopards.
Speaking in the promo video, Gemma said of the last time she was in the jungle: “It was all a bit too much, to be honest. This is a far cry away from Essex.”
What did Gemma Collins do on I’m A Celebrity?
“It was like I’d committed a murder,” says Gemma of her first jungle experience. “I stepped off the plane and Good Morning Britain was there. I’ve never lived it down. I felt like the woman from Game Of Thrones who has to walk through the streets naked.”
Gemma stayed in the jungle for 72 hours but after not being able to handle the jungle conditions (who would?!), she suffered a panic attack the night before filming began and decided to leave.
Now, Gemma is ready to face whatever the jungle throws at her. The star will be leaving her family, friends, partner Rami and stepson Tristan behind as she faces the trials. Will they be watching and voting for her?
“I did cry for about an hour into the plane journey because I was scared,” says Gemma. “It brought back a lot of deep-rooted trauma from the past.”
Will she last longer than the first time around? We can only hope. We’re rooting for you GC.
I’M A CELEBRITY…SOUTH AFRICA RETURNS MONDAY 6TH APRIL AT 9PM ON ITV1 & STV
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